This is why we keep Spencer

[Joshmil53]

Anthony Spencer is one of the league’s best run defenders, and this game was a vintage display of why that is true. He leads the NFL this season amongst 3-4 OLBs in run stop percentage, a per snap measurement of how many stops he makes in the run game, and he led the team in this game in both tackles (7) and stops (6), making a constant nuisance of himself around the edge.

5 yr 30m pls

 

[JBS]

5 years 30 million?

Lol - that deal would have been signed 3 years ago if it were an option.

 

[perrykemp]

6 years - $44.5m with $17.5m guaranteed is the starting spot for Spencer's contract.

It's what Ahmad Brooks got in the offseason and Spencer is a <slightly> better than Brooks.

Spencer is playing great -- I still don't think the Cowboys can afford him. There are so many contracts like that - that are possibly at any one time under the current salary cap structure.

 

[Jenky]

Ugh, he took a while and he turns 29 next year. I'd low ball him.

 

[FLcowboy]

6 years - $44.5m with $17.5m guaranteed is the starting spot for Spencer's contract.

It's what Ahmad Brooks got in the offseason and Spencer is a <slightly> better than Brooks.

Spencer is playing great -- I still don't think the Cowboys can afford him. There are so many contracts like that - that are possibly at any one time under the current salary cap structure.

Anybody know how much dead money is in next year's cap figure? I thought I read there was 30 million dead money in this year's cap.

 

[1st & 10]

Wait, I'm confused. Does Anthony Spencer suck or not?

Or, is it somewhere in between Pro Bowl and jag?

 

[FiveRings]

Look at the rest of his years as a Cowboy, aka, his NON CONTRACT years, don't think you can find numbers that justify signing him for a lot and long term. If you can, I'll gladly eat my words.

 

[SacramentoKing]

Look at the rest of his years as a Cowboy, aka, his NON CONTRACT years, don't think you can find numbers that justify signing him for a lot and long term. If you can, I'll gladly eat my words.

What's wrong with his numbers?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What's wrong with his numbers?

There's nothing wrong with his numbers unless you think all a OLB has to do is rack up sack numbers.

 

[burmafrd]

Finally has a career year at 29.

Ken Hamlin Part Deux

 

[FiveRings]

What's wrong with his numbers?

His numbers nor his play are worthy of signing the big contract he'll look for and most likely get from his great play this year.

 

[AbeBeta]

Anthony Spencer is one of the league’s best run defenders, and this game was a vintage display of why that is true. He leads the NFL this season amongst 3-4 OLBs in run stop percentage, a per snap measurement of how many stops he makes in the run game, and he led the team in this game in both tackles (7) and stops (6), making a constant nuisance of himself around the edge.

5 yr 30m pls

5 year 30 mill? For a guy who is making 8.5 right now?

It will be more like 5 year 45 mill. And I have no doubt we pay it (or franchise him again)

 

[AbeBeta]

Anybody know how much dead money is in next year's cap figure? I thought I read there was 30 million dead money in this year's cap.

Dead money is irrelevant if you realize that new deals are always super cap friendly in the first two years. A 5 year deal for 45 mill might cost us about 3 mill in cap space for 2013. That'd be a huge savings from what he is costing against the cap now (around 8.5 mill).

There simply is no reasonable argument that we can't afford him.

Those who argue otherwise are simply bad with arithmetic.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Spencer was the best defender on the field for the Cowboys Sunday night (with Brent a close second).

It's going to be hard losing him.

 

[silver]

can we tag him again?

 

[burmafrd]

Dead money is irrelevant if you realize that new deals are always super cap friendly in the first two years. A 5 year deal for 45 mill might cost us about 3 mill in cap space for 2013. That'd be a huge savings from what he is costing against the cap now (around 8.5 mill).

There simply is no reasonable argument that we can't afford him.

Those who argue otherwise are simply bad with arithmetic.

how about the fact that he will not be worth what we would have to pay him?

 

[burmafrd]

can we tag him again?

$8.8 million this year

we tag him again it is 120%

which is $10.6 million

BAD IDEA

 

[yentl911]

I love this forum. So many people talked trash about this guy from day one and now most people are worried about getting him resigned. He is our best Defensive player right now - better than Ware, yes I said it - and he is going to walk, and get Paid. He is going to go somewhere else and be a stud for several more years. He has always been real solid but overlooked due to Ware. Spencer does the dirty work and is about to get compensated for his efforts - large.

 

[silver]

$8.8 million this year

we tag him again it is 120%

which is $10.6 million

BAD IDEA

not as bad as signing him to a long term deal with guaranteed money based on 1 productive year. See Doug Free for reference. I'd tag him if it doesnt break the bank. Keep him hungry for one more run.

 

[AbeBeta]

how about the fact that he will not be worth what we would have to pay him?

He's been our best defender this year and one of the best OLB in the league.

He's certainly worth the 9 or 10 mill a year he will get. Again, that presumes you understand that like most deals he's going to be backloaded and the "real" contract is going to be more like 3 years at 24 mill

But I do know you are poor with arithmetic